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Death of the Public University?: Uncertain Futures for Higher Education in the Knowledge Economy
Susan Wright (Ed.)
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Description for Death of the Public University?: Uncertain Futures for Higher Education in the Knowledge Economy
Hardback. This collection explores the new landscapes of higher education emerging across Europe and Australasia. Editor(s): Wright, Susan; Shore, Cris. Series: Higher Education in Critical Perspective: Practices & Policies. Num Pages: 330 pages, 7 illustrations, 2 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Universities have been subjected to continuous government reforms since the 1980s, to make them 'entrepreneurial', 'efficient' and aligned to the predicted needs and challenges of a global knowledge economy. Under increasing pressure to pursue 'excellence' and 'innovation', many universities are struggling to maintain their traditional mission to be inclusive, improve social mobility and equality and act as the 'critic and conscience' of society. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary research project, University Reform, Globalisation and Europeanisation (URGE), this collection analyses the new landscapes of public universities emerging across Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and the different ways that academics are engaging with them. ... Read more
Universities have been subjected to continuous government reforms since the 1980s, to make them 'entrepreneurial', 'efficient' and aligned to the predicted needs and challenges of a global knowledge economy. Under increasing pressure to pursue 'excellence' and 'innovation', many universities are struggling to maintain their traditional mission to be inclusive, improve social mobility and equality and act as the 'critic and conscience' of society. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary research project, University Reform, Globalisation and Europeanisation (URGE), this collection analyses the new landscapes of public universities emerging across Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and the different ways that academics are engaging with them. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Higher Education in Critical Perspective: Practices & Policies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785335426
SKU
V9781785335426
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About Susan Wright (Ed.)
Susan Wright is Professor of Educational Anthropology at Aarhus University. She coordinated the EU project 'University Reform, Globalisation and Europeanisation' and the EU ITN project 'Universities in the Knowledge Economy' in Europe and the Asia-Pacific Rim. She co-edits (with Penny Welch) the journal LATISS (Learning and Teaching: International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences) and with Cris Shore ... Read more
Reviews for Death of the Public University?: Uncertain Futures for Higher Education in the Knowledge Economy
The book is a challenging approach to higher education studies and beyond. Dynamically questioning the relationship between the university and the dominant political economy at present, this book assumes a multidisciplinary approach and brings together macro and micro level analyses allowing the transformations in contemporary higher education to be mapped.
Antonio M. Magalhaes, University of Porto
Antonio M. Magalhaes, University of Porto